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Enterprise Rent-A-Car to Begin Offering Electric Vehicles in US

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Enterprise Rent-A-Car will begin a phased introduction of electric vehicles (EVs) at select offices throughout its neighborhood network of more than 5,000 US locations. San Diego; Los Angeles; Portland, Ore.; Delivery of 500 Nissan LEAFs will begin in January 2011 and will continue throughout the year. Knoxville and Nashville, Tenn.;

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San Diego, Parking Reforms Work for Climate & Small Biz

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San Diego has quickly emerged as a leader when it comes to sensible updates to zoning rules that shape city neighborhoods. Since 2019, the City has adopted two key policies that will help its neighborhoods become more affordable, inclusive […].

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Columbus, Ohio wins $40M DOT Smart City Challenge; $10M more from Vulcan, $90M from private partners

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Columbus also plans to use data analytics to improve health care access in a neighborhood that currently has an infant mortality rate four times that of the national average, allowing them to provide improved transportation options to those most in need of prenatal care.

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Air Quality: Easy to Measure, Tough to Fix

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Portland, Ore., All outdoor activity in my neighborhood ceased for weeks, yet staying indoors didn't guarantee relief. Harry Campbell. The summer of 2020 brought wildfire to. as it did to so many other cities across the world. The worst days left me woozy as my lone air purifier, whirring like a jet engine, failed to keep up.

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Taking a Day off to see the EV Show

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I took the day off to walk around Portland to the farmers market and EV awareness day with Krista. This was originally just a human powered vehicle made in Belgium, but the owner added an electric motor to power the rear third wheel to get up the hills in Portland (of which there aren't many in Belgium).

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President Obama Outlines Vision and Plan for US High-Speed Passenger Rail System; $13B to Start

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Pacific Northwest Corridor (Eugene, Portland, Tacoma, Seattle, Vancouver BC). Northern New England Corridor (Boston, Montreal, Portland, Springfield, New Haven, Albany). Joint 2006 study by the Center for Clean Air Policy and Center for Neighborhood Technology. Keystone Corridor (Philadelphia, Harrisburg, Pittsburgh).

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Chatting with other EV folks

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

Brad Hippert, the president of Porteon (www.porteon.net), and I chatted about production of NEVs (neighborhood electric vehicles) in Portland soon. John Benson (aka JRAB) brought his functioning 914 DC EV conversion (originally from Electro Automotive) too.

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